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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waltonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waltonville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Waltonville:
- 38.211064, -89.040071
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Waltonville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Waltonville is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Waltonville
Communities Also Named Waltonville ...
We found one communities that are also named Waltonville.
Within Illinois, the name Waltonville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Waltonville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Waltonville is located in Dauphin County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waltonville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Waltonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waltonville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Dareville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pyramid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pyramid is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Waltonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Waltonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waltonville and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waltonville to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waltonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Waltonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waltonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2111, Longitude: -89.0401 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.206 degrees. |
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